Forbs

A.k.a. sundial lupine. A distinctive and showy nitrogen fixer! Wild lupine deserves its reputation for beauty and acclaim as a host for the rare ka...

A.k.a. field mint and corn mint. The native mint most often used as an herb! Leaves can be used to flavor food and drinks, and the foliage’s strong...

A wildly adaptable native petunia with large, purple flowers! Grows taller with more water, and may need protection from competition in fertile soi...

A distinctive plant with white late summer blooms that are long lasting and said to resemble the head of a cauliflower when they are tightly cluste...

A showy bloomer with attractive foliage. Extra floral nectaries attract some insects that are generally not attracted to flowers. Generally support...

Wild strawberries have sweet fruits that are said to be one of the tastiest wild berries,* and profuse spring flowers! Easy to grow and an excelle...

A.k.a. speckled phlox and meadow phlox. This medium height phlox, the wildtype of commonly seen cultivars, adapts well to garden conditions and is ...

  A short, hardy plant that runners vigorously and supports a wide variety of insects with its flowers. Foliage makes a low, semi-evergreen, and of...

A.k.a. winged lythrum. A native loosestrife with distinctive light purple blooms. It generally only has a few flowers on each stalk open at once, w...

A.k.a. yellow ironweed. A tall, hardy native that naturalizes well in moist soils. A perfect species to add to floodplains, woods edges, and scrubb...

A.k.a. wild blue phlox. A late spring blooming, showy woodland wildflower. Prefers higher quality bright forest understory, but adapts well to fert...

A.k.a. three-leaved stonecrop. A star groundcover with showy leaves and striking white blooms! Grows thickly in part sun/shade and bright shade. Pl...

A.k.a. grey headed coneflower and prairie coneflower. A tall but nonetheless delicate coneflower, it has a long bloom period and is broadly appeali...

A.k.a. grey headed coneflower and prairie coneflower. A tall but nonetheless delicate coneflower, it has a long bloom period and is broadly appeali...

A rabbit/deer resistant hyssop with a long bloom time! Flowers attract a variety of pollinators but are small and visually subtle, with only a few ...

A shorter plant excellent for adding butterfly and pollinator support to drier woodland edges and part sun slopes. A relative of the better known G...

A variable woodland goldenrod that blooms best in part sun/shade. Tolerates full shade well, and may be the most shade tolerant Midwest goldenrod. ...